Inventory and Purchasing Specialist

3 weeks ago

Lethbridge, Canada St. Mary River Irrigation District Full time

**About us**

**We, the staff and Board at the St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID), are fiercely proud that we support so much of the economic, agricultural, and environmental activities in Southern Alberta.**

**We are dedicated to our vision of supporting communities, environment, and agriculture in the area and to our mission to provide for future generations.**

**We strive to be committed citizens in Southern Alberta and are proud of the place we have in the history of irrigation and its positive impacts on the lives of citizens and our place in the past, present, and future of the area.**

**In order to maintain the delivery of water through a complex system of reservoirs, canals and pipelines to the many water users who are within our District, we have a staff of over 100 comprising full-time and part-time field and office staff in Lethbridge, Taber and Bow Island. These staff are responsible for the engineering, operations, and administration of the District.**

Overview:
Education and Experience:

- 3-5 years' experience in the Supply Chain Industry with emphasis on warehousing and/or inventory management in agriculture related industry is preferred.
- Undergraduate Degree or Diploma in Supply Chain Management.
- 3-5 years’ experience in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
- Possess the ability to work independently and think critically to produce solution-based processes, procedures and plans to efficiently manage District inventory.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to produce clean, creative and accurate content quickly and efficiently.
- Possess a passion for the Lethbridge and Southern Alberta Irrigation Industry.
- Confidence in executing tasks within all areas of the supply chain logistics process.
- The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and develop take-off lists for ordering materials would be an asset.
- The ability to develop cost estimates for materials an installation would be an asset.
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and budgetary processes is preferred.
- Demonstrate proficiency in MS Office suite, including Intermediate Excel skills for spreadsheet creation, Word and Outlook 365.
- Valid class 5 Operators license.

Job Requirements:

- Verification, receiving & distribution of all incoming orders for inventory & non-inventory parts, including raw materials. Creating notice of arrivals, completing all procurement responsibilities in the receiving process.
- Perform the establishment of stock balance minimums, the preparation of requisitions and emergency orders for stock, to meet minimum requirements or to fill order requests.
- Maintain digital records of inventory & non-inventory items and assist in the establishment of minimum stock requirements.
- Maintain control over all stock items, conduct spot checks of various stock items to ensure adequate inventory control and assist in taking annual inventory counts.
- Perform and supervise the placing of orders with commercial and industrial supply firms for parts, materials and supplies as required and approve invoices for payment by the Finance department.
- Supervise the loading, unloading, and transferring of items at storage locations coordinating with staff to organize, clean and maintain the storerooms and storage yards in orderly condition.
- Receive, create, and process purchase orders as requested by other supervisory & management staff of the strict.
- Present monthly (quarterly) reports to the accounting department on stock or materials used on in-house, IRP and AIM projects.
- When needed, the Purchaser may be required to lead or assist in the procurement of materials for maintenance and repair of the maintenance buildings or the equipment fleet.
- Work with staff to review project drawings and determine the necessary materials to order for various projects.
- Perform other related work as required.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Residency within 50 km of reporting location is required.

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)

**Experience**:

- purchasing: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-05-21

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